 | 1833 - 436 páginas
...intelligent person of the pracicability of his design. A gentleman of eminence was accordingly called in ; who, being conducted to the place where it was intended...dimensions were communicated to him, he exclaimed, " I lave often heard of castles in the air, but never jefore was shown where any of them were to be erected."... | |
 | John Vallance - 1833 - 80 páginas
...that he could easily convince an intelligent person of the practicability of the " design. An engineer of eminence was accordingly called; who, being conducted...where it was intended that the aqueduct should be built, ridiculed the attempt; and, when the " height and dimensions were communicated to him, he exclaimed,... | |
 | 1836 - 506 páginas
...the second, on being conducted to the spot where it was intended that the aqueduct should he made, exclaimed, " I have often heard of castles in the air, but never before was shown the place where any of them were to be erected." But the Duke of Bridgewater's confidence... | |
 | 1837 - 272 páginas
...the second, on being conducted to the spot where it was intended that the aqueduct should be made, exclaimed, " I have often heard of castles in the air, but never before was shown the place where any of them were to be erected." But the Duke of Bridgewater's confidence... | |
 | Charles Frederick Partington - 1838 - 1116 páginas
...intelligent person of the practicability of his design. A gentleman of eminence was accordingly called in ; who, being conducted to the place where it was intended...have often heard of castles in the air, but never before was shown where any of them were to be erected." This unfavourable verdict did not deter the... | |
 | Henry Malden - 1838 - 528 páginas
...the second, on being conducted to the spot where it was intended that the aqueduct should be made, exclaimed, " I have often heard of castles in the air, but never before was shown the place where any of them were to be erected." But the Duke of Bridgewater's confidence... | |
 | Arthur Thomas Malkin - 1838 - 538 páginas
...the second, on being conducted to tlie spot where it was intended that the aqueduct should be made, exclaimed, " I have often heard of castles in the air, but never before was shown the place where any of them were to be erected.'" But the Duke of Bridgewater's confidence... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1841 - 456 páginas
...requested him to take the opinion of another engineer. A gentleman of eminence was accordingly called in, who being conducted to the place where it was intended...have often heard of castles in the air, but never before was shown where any of them were to be erected." That the multitude should be in the dark on... | |
 | John Ramsay McCulloch - 1852 - 790 páginas
...employer, that the opinion of another engineer might lie taken, believing that he could easily convino« an intelligent person of the practicability of the...the place where it was intended that the aqueduct •hould be made, ridiculed the attempt; and, when the height and dimensions were communicated to him,... | |
 | Elihu Rich - 1856 - 1080 páginas
...not discount the duke of Bridgewater's bill for Í500, and when the dimensions of the canal aqueduct were communicated to him, he exclaimed : — ' I have often heard of castles in the air, but never was before shown where any of them was to be erected.' The duke raised the money, however, and in less... | |
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A gentleman of eminence was accordingly called in ; who, being conducted to the place where it was intended that the aqueduct should be made, ridiculed the attempt; and when the height and dimensions were communicated to him, he exclaimed, " I have often... 
